What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1232 and 1244?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1232 and 1244 is 4.

GCF(1232,1244) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1232 and 1244, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1232 and 1244.

How to find the GCF of 1232 and 1244?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1232 and 1244. After we will calculate the factors of 1232 and 1244 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1232

Prime factors of 1232 are 2, 7, 11. Prime factorization of 1232 in exponential form is:

1232 = 2⁴ × 7¹ × 11¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 1244

Prime factors of 1244 are 2, 311. Prime factorization of 1244 in exponential form is:

1244 = 2² × 311¹

Step-3: Factors of 1232

List of positive integer factors of 1232 that divides 1232 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 11, 14, 16, 22, 28, 44, 56, 77, 88, 112, 154, 176, 308, 616

Step-4: Factors of 1244

List of positive integer factors of 1244 that divides 1232 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 311, 622

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1232 and 1244. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1232 and 1244 is 4.

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